. - The correlation of erosion to buyers purchasing power in monthly mortgage payment (increased property tax's, property insurance, HOA fee's) is a factor I see counter acting a slowly declining interest rate, making for a ~net-0 market activity environment on YOY volume metric. - Leading into home stretch of POTUS election cycle, the above may be a strong catalyst to press the deployment of a stimulus offering in form of home buyer empowerment

Morris the patina of expertise, not to really help anyone think their way through the challenges of real estate investing.But the only way to counteract this kind of generalized miasma of propaganda and disinformation through edutainment is to pick it apart, to clearly show within the narrative that leads to the investor clicking on the icon or picking up the phone that THIS is a lie, and THIS is a lie, and THAT is a lie, too.

Today it is worth about 350k, which comes out to about 4.5% per year and that includes the 1970's, 80-'s and 90's - basically 3 decades of economic decay in Milwaukee.

Think about other ways of house hacking such as letting out extra living spaces or renovating decaying one family houses.

They will counteract that by having you put larger down payments or leave more equity in the property so you are less likely to walk away from your asset. 

-Has no crawlspace (common for older properties) so we couldn't see the foundation-Drywood termite/wood decaying fungi damage seen on all the windows/doors/parts of the beam on the exterior, parts of roof decking and rafters in the attic-Old leaks/moisture damage seen in the ceilings and attic-Parts of the roof has patch work-Roof doesn't have any permits on record (don't know how old it is)Seller's offer to me:-Fumigation treatment for drywood termites (tenting the house)-Replace and repair all damage wood throughout the house-Replace the entire roof with a new permit-Replace one window in every room (not all)-Pay for a structural engineer to inspect the foundation-Offer to get quotes for repairs and have a 15-20K budget to make all repairs, house is 500K.

As older generations pass down wealth, younger people may find themselves in a position to afford homes, counteracting some of the affordability issues caused by market conditions.

-Has no crawlspace (common for older properties) so we couldn't see the foundation-Drywood termite/wood decaying fungi damage seen on all the windows/doors/parts of the beam on the exterior, parts of roof decking and rafters in the attic-Old leaks/moisture damage seen in the ceilings and attic-Parts of the roof has patch work-Roof doesn't have any permits on record (don't know how old it is)Seller's offer to me:-Fumigation treatment for drywood termites (tenting the house)-Replace and repair all damage wood throughout the house-Replace the entire roof with a new permit-Replace one window in every room (not all)-Pay for a structural engineer to inspect the foundation-Offer to get quotes for repairs and have a 15-20K budget to make all repairs, house is 500K.

A key problem with solar is the decay rate of the panels, it seems most people completely forget this.

Loved EXP from day 1 and feel like a bum for not buying at $3 a stock.Didn't like the fact that Glenn has a huge stake and can do what he likes.Also, wasn't 100% convinced that the "multi-level" marketing model wouldn't eventually come down like a house of cards...CiaoJust imagine the scenario, seller at Home A is only willing to give 2% buyer commision.Re/MAX charges 2.5% ; so 0.5% is coming from buyer pocket.EXP Team Fast is charging 2.0%, no out of pocket from buyer pocketExp Team "very negotiable" is charging flat fee, maybe less than 1.5% in practical matter.Now why on earth buyer does not want to work with  Exp Team "very negotiable" LOL Also, sometimes the seller agent could also offer buyer agent from the same broker and offering 1%, for example.As of company performance, ReMAX transaction per agent already went down a lot in 2023.I think this industry is decaying, lot of realtor would just switch jobs , too many beginner realtors because barrier of entry is too easy.